| DEIANIRA | Wife of Heracles in Greek mythology, whose death she inadvertently caused with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus (8) |
| SCOTLAND | In 2.3, Northumberland and Lady Northumberland lament their son's death. She encourages her husband to go fight the King: "O fly to ___." |
| HYLLUS | Son of Heracles in Greek mythology slain by Echemus |
| NEMEANLION | Monster in Greek mythology whose slaying was the first of Heracles' twelve labours (6,4) |
| HELEN | The daughter of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology whose abduction caused the Trojan War (5) |
| LUCRETIA | Figure of myth whose death led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman Republic (8) |
| AUGEAS | In Greek mythology, a king of Elis whose stables were cleaned as the fifth Labour of Heracles |
| THEOPHANE | Figure in Greek mythology whose name roughly means "manifestation of God" and who gave birth to the ram with the golden fleece |
| NESSUS | Centaur killed by Heracles in Greek mythology (6) |
| CERBERUS | Name of the beast captured by Heracles in the last of his Twelve Labours (8) |
| AUGEANSTABLES | In Greek mythology. buildings cleaned by Heracles in his fifth Labour by diverting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus (6.7) |
| ACHILLES | Hero in Greek mythology whose father was Peleus, king of the Myrmidons (8) |
| SIREN | Type of creature in Greek mythology whose singing lured sailors onto the rocks. (5) |
| CALLIOPE | Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology, whose children include the poet and lyrist Orpheus (8) |
| ONE | Number worn on the back of the shirt of a footie team's first choice goalkeeper (3) |
| CCCP | Letters on the shirts of the losers of the Miracle on Ice |
| OMPHALE | Queen of Lydia in Greek mythology; mistress of Heracles when a slave |
| ICARUS | Son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, whose wax and feather wings melted when he flew too close to the sun (6) |
| TWELVE | Number of labours undertaken by Heracles in Greek myth |
| ARGUS | Giant in Greek mythology whose hundred eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail by Hera (5) |
